Bern

 13 April 2023

On Thursday, we traveled with our Swiss hosts to Bern, the capital city of Switzerland.  Bern is a very old city, founded in the late 1100s, and a beautiful example of a medieval city.  We had a tour in the morning to learn more about the city.  Our tour ended at the bear enclosure, where the city's three bears live, next to the Aare River, which runs around the city of Bern.  There was a brief squall, accompanied by some hail (!) but it moved through quickly, much to our relief!

We had a quick hike up to the city's rose garden (no roses, but lots of tree blossoms) and there we enjoyed the gorgeous view as the sun came out.  After that, all the students had some free time in Bern to explore, eat lunch, and do some shopping.  A good day with much more sun than we had expected!